I really feel that Allen was very much inspired by Disney’s epic retelling of Verne’s underwater tale, and that inspiration can be seen rather clearly in Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. The movie also prompted a TV show with the same title based on the main characters. The 1961 adventure feature film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea was directed, produced, and co-written by Irwin Allen. He played the minor role of a Japanese steward in Around the World in 80 Days (1956) as well as the role of Ahmed in Five Weeks in a Balloon (1962). It starred James Mason as Captain Nemo who went on to star in 20th Century Fox’s Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959), another film adaptation of a Verne story.Īnother one of the main actors in the film was Peter Lorre, a man who also found his way into several other movies based on Jules Verne’s novels. Ayoade has written two comedic books centring around film, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey (2014) and The Grip of Film (2017).The three submarine films I mention here are not being rated against each other or in any order, except oldest to newest.īased on Jules Verne’s novel, Walt Disney’s 1954 color cinema classic, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, was an artistic masterpiece in so many ways: the performances of the actors, the on site outdoor recording, underwater filming, animated fish and flying arrows, the miniatures, the full-scale vessels, the landscapes, the battle with the giant squid. Ayoade has provided his voice to a number of animated projects, including the films The Boxtrolls (2014) and Early Man (2018), and the television shows Strange Hill High (2013–2014) and Apple & Onion (2018–present). Ayoade presents the factual shows Gadget Man (2013–2015), its spin-off Travel Man (2015–present) and the 2017 revival of The Crystal Maze. He co-starred in the American science fiction comedy film The Watch in 2012 and his second film, the black comedy The Double, premiered in 2013.Īyoade has frequently appeared on panel shows, mostly prominently on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year and served as a team captain on Was It Something I Said? in 2013. After directing music videos for Arctic Monkeys, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Kasabian, Ayoade wrote and directed the comedy-drama film Submarine in 2010. Ayoade appeared in the comedy shows The Mighty Boosh (2004–2007) and Nathan Barley (2007), before gaining exposure and recognition for his role in The IT Crowd. Ayoade and Matthew Holness debuted their respective characters Dean Learner and Garth Marenghi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 2000, bringing the characters to television with Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) and Man to Man with Dean Learner (2006). He has often worked alongside Noel Fielding, Julian Barratt, Matt Berry, Matthew Holness and Rich Fulcher.īorn in Hammersmith, Ayoade served as the president of Footlights at St Catharine's College, Cambridge. He is best known for his role as the socially awkward IT technician Maurice Moss in Channel 4 sitcom The IT Crowd (2006–2013), for which he won the 2014 BAFTA for Best Male Comedy Performance. Richard Ellef Ayoade (, born 12 June 1977) is a British actor, comedian, writer, director and television presenter. That note seems fascinating, Oliver Tate. I just wish I had.Ī testimony to the love felt for Oliver Tate The empty stillness of a school corridor. I find that the only way to get through life, That there's no-one on the planet like them.īut this gauntlet is also an opportunity.
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